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C. A. HONECKER.

MARKER F 0R INDEX CARDS. APPLICATION HLED'SEPT- 13, 1911.

Patented Aug. 1, 19161.

WITNESSES:

CHARLES A. HONECKER, OF CHICAGO. ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T AUTOMATICUTILITIES (30., A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

MARKER FOR, INDEX-CARDS.

Specification of To all whom it m a@ concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. Ho- NECKER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State ofIllinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Markersfor Index-Cards, of which the following is the specification.

My invention relates to that class of devices, which are designed to beused in looseleaf or card index systems. All of the markers for thispurpose with which I am familiar have possessed the objectionablefeature that in putting the card back into a group of cards they areliable to catch the next adjacent card between the marker and the cardit is secured to, causing considerable trouble and annoyance, and wherethe end of the marker is square it strikes the other cards, marringtheir edges and delaying the operation of returning the card to itsposition.

Markers for this purpose with which I am familiar possess certainobjectionable features, for example, most of them are so formed thatwhen a card is Withdrawn from the index case, and then replaced, theyare liable to catch the next adjacent card between the marker and thecard it is secured a to, and thus cause considerable trouble andannoyance. Where the end of the marker is square, it strikes the othercards and breaks and mars their edges. They thus not only delay theoperator in returning the card to its position, but have the furthereffect of making it difficult to slip a marker upon the adjacent cardwhere its edge has been bent over by engagement with the end of the cardengaging portion of the marker. Attempts have been made to avoid thisdifliculty by rounding ,or bending the ends of the clip so as to provideinwardly extending jaws. This form of construction serves very wellWhere no pressure is exerted upon the marker tending to move itsidewise, but attempts to use it in a situation such as is called for bymy invention described in my co-pending application, Serial No. 518,228,filed September 17, 1909, discloses the fact that it will not operatesatisfactorily, due

to the fact that it is held in position only by the frictionalengagement of the two inwardly extending jaws, which is not sufficientto hold it securely under such circum- W stances.

Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, T91Lb.

Serial No. 649,199.

Devices of this character are subject to a further objection, that bybending the ends of the clip inwardly the clip is caused to take up moreroom than would be occupied by anumber of cards, and this would so limitthe number .of cards that could be placed in the ordinary card indexfile as to become quite a serious objection.

My 1nvention has for its object to provide a marker which will beinexpensive to manufacture and which will always slip easily between thecards of the group and will not catch the adjacent card.

My means of accomplishing the foregoing may be more readily understoodby having reference to the accompanying drawings, which are hereuntoannexed and are a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 shows myimproved marker applied to a card. Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged detailviews of the marker itself.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the entiredescription.

As shown in the drawings, 1 is the card, which may be provided With aseries of characters of any desired type.

2 is my improved marker made of metal, which is'formed as more clearlyseen in Figs. 2 and 3 of an extending portion 3 and a card -engagingportion 4. The central part 5 of the card-engaging portion is punchedoutwardly, as clearly seen in Fig. 3 to permit of the insertion of thecard intermediate the central portion 5 and the outer or broader portion6 of the card-engaging portion of the marker.

The end of the outer portion 6 is bent toward the card at a point 7adjacent the end 8 of the central portion 5. The end 9 of this bentportion is then beveled as clearly seen in Figs. 2 and 3. In someinstances it may be found desirable to bevel the end 8 also. This hasthe effect of presenting to the tops of the next adjacent cards the thinpoint of a wedge, which results in the marker dividing the cards withouthaving the least tendency to engage the adjacent cards.

Having described my invention what I regard as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. A metal clip for. loose leaf cards comprising a.narrow portion, and a relatively wide portion, a card engaging tongue, acentral card engaging tongue stamped from the relatively wide portion,one of the tongues eled, and the lower outer edge of the tongue beinglonger than the other tongue, the being beveled, said tongue beinginclined longer tongue extending toward the shorter toward the body toprovide gripping fintongue, the outer edges of the tongues begers.

ing beveled to provide guiding surfaces. In witness whereof I havesigned the 15 2; A metal clip for loose leaf cards comforegoingspecification.

prising a narrow portion, and a relatively CHARLES A. HONECKER. wideportion, a. tongue stamped from the Witnesses: relatively wlde portion,the lower outer edge 0. M. BA MEIs'rER,

33 of the relatively wide portion being bev- K. DOLBEY.

